The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-09-28
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C"rom il.e New York Wo:ld.)

("rom ihe New York Wo:ld.)
The menu of melody and nerrimen
at Docksta&er's last evening opened ou
with al overture by the en4ice company
clothed in ii;lL dress, VII black saith
knickerbockers and black hose. That is
the company-not the overture. Mr.
Monico tLen emitted a baritone sole
called "LittIe Sailor Tom,'' and Mr.
Lev Dockstader sang topical song en-
titled ssNcver, in Tie Wide, Wide World.
This song may not live long enough tc
start off some future Donnelly on an il
vestigation as to whether Mr. Edward Z
Kidder or some other fluent poet wrote
i, bat i was success, and Ar. Dock
stadcr was kept buey adding on new
verses Until he was tired.
Along about this time The converse
ton on the part Of Messrs. Dockstader
Rankin and Moreland drifted in The
direction OF kissing, and Dockstaaei
alluded to the act in way calculated tc
call attention to General William T.
Sherman, who sat in the Off box within
ten inches of the end man. The able
and efficient warrior blushed bright
pink from the top OF his large, rectangu,
lar head to the roots of bis reddish grey
whisilers.
Mr.. Jose then sang 81 alto song called
:sIhe Song that Reached My Heart. >
It was q touching song, and several blg
strong men went out to she'd q tear after
it was over. They came back eating
popcorn, and in time to hear bass solo
by Mr. Fillman, who has a wonderful
command of the lower notes. Mr.
Rankin then obliged with vocal mono
logue, assisted by bis voice, entitled,
"Simply Nothing at AL" It was funny,
and great many people were heard to
smile in 3 sincere way that compelled
Mr.. Rankin to compose Some more
songs. It was rare treat to see the
great composer think.
There was q tenor solo by Mr.. Reiger
and a pneumatic railway sketch, some
banjo business b. Edwin French, a take
eff on pugilism, Tootsie Wootsie song
By Mr.. DockStader, more music on a
dark blue xylophone. and afterwards the
Fall OF the New Babylon, by he entire
company.
In this part the student OF ancient
history viii find much to interest him.
The scenery is wonderfully true to na-
turc, the gates Q; the city having the
words 'spush" ana s:pull" together with
the kings's coat ,ot-arms emhiazcneG
thereon.
The King is seen approaching with his
retinue and another man, whose name
is not given on the bills. They converse
in low. measured tones and then go
away to hunt. It being Sund.y. they
start cut Gaore especially to hunt side
doors. Ilc King wears plug Eat and
heavy head Of whiskers, which ne per-
Inits the miGG 10 soush through. !
batter;45 raIa IS led by one horn, but
last evening refused to tatter and seemed
to ''bai, up" in his lines. He was then
led away and the Persian army was re-
pulsed. The royal district messenger
Sleeps through the attack and the stand
ing army sits down. Then the ballet
comes on.
This ballet is not calculated to do
great injury to the morals of our young
and growing city. In lie first place,
men 10 not succeed well as ballet girls,
for they forget themselves end lay aside
all reserve. Some of this ballet are also
quite plain. The costumes are not the
kind worn by ballots in the BahyionisA
days. They are too modern and belong
to later period.
Over a thousand people take part in
the New Fall of Babylon, including the
audience. Any one who sees this show
will go away convinced that prior to
their fall the Babylonians had q pretty
good time. BILL NSE.